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 Why is it impossible for anything to travel faster than light? - Quora
https://archive.ph/CrD90

If 50 Earth size planets were to smash into the sun every day on the side of the sun away from Earth, how long would it take to show any negative consequences on Earth and what would those consequences be? - Quora
https://archive.ph/ohASh

What was it like to meet Richard Feynman? - Quora
https://archive.ph/WZ9jw

I am a 7th year post doc, and I have not been able to get independent funding. Is it time to call it quits and give up on an academic research career in neuroscience? - Quora
https://archive.ph/ZE90w

Viktor Toth stated recently, ' [t] he so-called “wavefunction collapse” occurs when a quantum system and a purely classical system interact.' What does he mean by a 'purely classical system'? - Quora
https://archive.ph/wioqn

Can you think of any examples of a villain with no redeeming qualities whatsoever, but still won you over by how well they did it? - Quora
https://archive.ph/O4iCR

How would a Roman legion fare against an equivalently sized Medieval army? - Quora
https://archive.ph/lqzrs 
 How much does Netflix pay Amazon Web Services each month? - Quora
https://archive.ph/YrtpV

How do 4 dimensions look like (just in space)? - Quora
https://archive.ph/bMil1

How was modern algebra invented? - Quora
https://archive.ph/mcUsX

Would it be okay to play the Sicilian if I’m about 1800-1850 on lichess and 1700-1770 on chess.com? - Quora
https://archive.ph/wcjHU

Wonder Woman (DCEU) VS Hela (MCU). God Killer vs Goddess of Death Who Wins? - MCU VS DCEU - Quora
https://archive.ph/tvxxO

How old are most PhD students? - Quora
https://archive.ph/NCPPl

How does the discovery of a 13.2 billion-year-old black hole challenge previous theories about when and how supermassive black holes form? - Quora
https://archive.ph/B04T5

How to know if you’re a genius or just average without relying on tests - Quora
https://archive.ph/PH9QJ

Why are today's physicists narrow-minded and not very smart? What happened to the Einstein, Dirac, and Schrodinger type physicists? - Quora
https://archive.ph/hqOht 
 Entrevista/Ludmila Pontremolez: a engenheira do ITA que não "virou suco", trabalhou na Nasa e fundou a Zippi - Fintechs Brasil
https://archive.ph/2y0TY

Can you explain ultrafilters in mathematics with examples? - Quora
https://archive.ph/2jwHB

‎Alon Amit (אלון עמית)‎'s answer to How do you prove that [math]\displaystyle\lim_\limits{n\to\infty}e^{-n}\sum_{k=0}^{n}\frac{n^k}{k!}=\frac{1}{2}[/math]? - Quora
https://archive.ph/g3gEW

What is metric space topology? - Quora
https://archive.ph/hutwV

'Aos 12 anos fui vendida por R$ 40 ao meu marido' - BBC News Brasil
https://archive.ph/4ebh9

Man Makes Contact With The International Space Station Using Homemade Antenna | IFLScience
https://archive.ph/oVApp

Since numbers are technically infinite, does that make the Collatz conjecture unsolvable because there are infinite possibilities to disprove or solve the conjecture? - Quora
https://archive.ph/98jvS

3 visões para a justiça vão definir a democracia no Brasil
https://archive.ph/cNkcS

Why is the fraction 1/4 in the Cantor set? - Quora
https://archive.ph/3uz51

What is so cool about the Cantor set? - Quora
https://archive.ph/FFlYQ

What exactly is the Cantor set? - Quora
https://archive.ph/avZrF

Mathematics: How do I explain the Cantor diagonalisation in the simplest way? - Quora
https://archive.ph/BbYRI

How can the Cantor set be uncountable, yet its complement is the union of only countably many disjoint open intervals (real analysis, general topology, Cantor set, math)? - Quora
https://archive.ph/4ZXjQ

Is the Cantor set homeomorphic to the set of all irrational numbers in [0,1]? (Assuming Euclidean topology, and homeomorphic means there exists a bijection that is continuous and an open map) - Quora
https://archive.ph/bfVn0

When the Cantor set is constructed by removing the 'closed' third, what happens to the cardinality? - Quora
https://archive.ph/1zfdp

Does 1/7 belong to the cantor set? - Quora
https://archive.ph/vndFx

The Cantor set is created by repeatedly removing one-third of the middle of the interval. The erasing position is always centered. Then, will the basic properties such as uncountability be maintained even if the position is randomly set? - Quora
https://archive.ph/mJcvD

Why drawing is the perfect digital detox
https://archive.ph/jZXMJ

If I was in a room made of mirrors, and I shut off the lights, why wouldn’t the residual light continue to bounce off the mirrors and illuminate the room? - Quora
https://archive.ph/FkUU2

What happens if the universe implodes? - Quora
https://archive.ph/HqeWq

Should I read the Harry Potter series considering the fact that I have already seen the movies numerous times? - Quora
https://archive.ph/Wkeau

What did Dumbledore mean when he told Voldemort there are things worse than death? - Quora
https://archive.ph/abynR

Is Saitama weaker than the Grand Priest? - Quora
https://archive.ph/czBtB

What is the significance of boson spin? The Higgs Boson has spin 0; photons, gluons, W and Z bosons, have spin 1; the hypothetical graviton is said to have spin 2. What significance do these numbers have? - Quora
https://archive.ph/8cWG0

Why is 'New Math' so confusing? - Quora
https://archive.ph/E2bQG

Why do all the planets spin around stars in the same plane? also the same thing for galaxies? - Quora
https://archive.ph/cnAJM

How do programming languages understand ASCII? - Quora
https://archive.ph/BUcOB

What is the most complex area of mathematics? - Quora
https://archive.ph/WxJ21

What are some ways that programming was better in the past? - Quora
https://archive.ph/1A9nC

Can AI ever become conscious? - Quora
https://archive.ph/nUt04

Are animals self aware? - Quora
https://archive.ph/ETNgw

In QM, does particles have momentum and location at the same time but when we measure it and know the momentum then the location becomes uncertain. My question is an uncertain location of particle doesn't mean that they don't have location, right? - Quora
https://archive.ph/SK7tT

What do you think about the fields medalist Efim Zelmanov? - Quora
https://archive.ph/QYwwR 
 Who is your favorite Fields Medal winner? - Quora
https://archive.ph/aqPJu

The Clash Over the Poincaré Conjecture | The New Yorker
https://archive.ph/cfvN2

What is the world’s hardest math equation? - Quora
https://archive.ph/kkWy9

Práticos: quem são os 'manobristas' de navios que podem ganhar até R$ 300 mil - BBC News Brasil
https://archive.ph/AruwM

Tetris: como adolescente conseguiu 'o impossível' no clássico dos games - BBC News Brasil
https://archive.ph/d4CW8

Venezuela acusa EUA de ordenar saque de avião retido na Argentina - Brasil 247
https://archive.ph/uRVsL

Pelo que o Exército Vermelho lutou? | FRENTE ATIVISTAS DE ESQUERDA BRASIL – FAE BRASIL
https://archive.ph/XsZDt

Aumenta nos hospitais brasileiros a presença de bactérias resistentes a antibióticos : Revista Pesquisa Fapesp
https://archive.ph/Utuo1

Roberto da Silva formou educadores para ensinar pessoas privadas de liberdade : Revista Pesquisa Fapesp
https://archive.ph/cvsFa

Reconexão magnética e turbulência explicam raios cósmicos superenergéticos
https://archive.ph/yJQrb

Diamantes levitando no vácuo poderão dizer se a força da gravidade é quântica
https://archive.ph/Dchub

What were Thor’s most overwhelming displays of power? - Quora
https://archive.ph/GiJ1A

Why did Odin hate Bor? - Quora
https://archive.ph/IGrzt

Who does Thor love more: Odin or Frigga? - Quora
https://archive.ph/0IpPC

My Thoughts on What If - MCU and Marvel Comics Scalers - Quora
https://archive.ph/5CZOJ

In what ways is the comic book concept dimensional tiering unscientific? - Quora
https://archive.ph/Bwiif

How can we accurately scale buster level and dimensional level? If character A is continent buster-level but can destroy the 5 dimensions, would that make character A continent level on a 5D scale? - Quora
https://archive.ph/kefYr

Why I think dimensional tiering is bullsh*t pseudoscience - Korosensei's Space of Arguments - Quora
https://archive.ph/nme0w

Is Captain Carter stronger than Thor? - Quora
https://archive.ph/O4Trg

How many Green Lanterns does it take to defeat Superman? - Quora
https://archive.ph/YsQxv

Who is the most intelligent person in MCU? - Quora
https://archive.ph/rd9YW 
 Where does Thor’s Jotunheim feat scale at? - Quora
https://archive.ph/gE34n

If Thor ever turned to the dark side, who in the MCU could beat him? - Quora
https://archive.ph/Zm1Kz

Could Thor use Mjolnir to block Superman's heat vision? - Quora
https://archive.ph/hxtOl

Who would win, Iron Man or Thor, God of Thunder? - Quora
https://archive.ph/eSs7l

Interview with Dennis Ritchie, Bjarne Stroustrup, James Gosling
https://archive.ph/h5PMb

c++ faq - The Definitive C++ Book Guide and List - Stack Overflow
https://archive.ph/UGjbQ

Bjarne Stroustrup's answer to What books does Bjarne Stroustrup suggest to master C++? - Quora
https://archive.ph/DFeti

Bjarne Stroustrup's answer to I was hired to work as a C++ programmer and I know almost nothing about it, even though I'm an experienced Java programmer. I'm starting in 6 months. How can I make the most out of this time to learn as much C++ as possible? Which books should I go for, what projects can I work on, etc.? - Quora
https://archive.ph/qxQcg

‎Alon Amit (אלון עמית)‎'s answer to What would a proof of the Collatz conjecture theoretically look like? That is to say, what would need to be some of the elements understood in order to tackle such a proof? - Quora
https://archive.ph/doGr8

David Shaffer's answer to Have you ever attempted to prove the Collatz conjecture? - Quora
https://archive.ph/QI5N8

What features of the Collatz Conjecture make it challenging? - Quora
https://archive.ph/wUwAX

Akashnil Dutta's answer to What are all the approaches that have been tried in proving or disproving the Collatz conjecture? - Quora
https://archive.ph/4URoo

Daniel McLaury's answer to What is it about the Collatz Conjecture that makes it so hard to resolve? - Quora
https://archive.ph/voTfb

How would you rank the following characters in overall power standard versions for everyone: Ares, Spectre, Darkseid, Trigon, and Green Lantern Guardian? - Quora
https://archive.ph/mTlSU

Could the Green Lantern Corps defeat Darkseid and his armies? - Quora
https://archive.ph/LCu5c

Quais são os desenhos mais chocantes que retratam os transtornos mentais? - Quora
https://archive.ph/YGmp2

What difficulties do good mathematicians have in understanding advanced topics in mathematics (beyond undergraduate level)? How do they overcome these difficulties? - Quora
https://archive.ph/ny5xa

Why is time not considered a dimension. Isn’t it important in understanding relativity? - Quora
https://archive.ph/wMNmG

Why is it said that only energy 'survives' a black hole? - Quora
https://archive.ph/UL0CD

How close to the Earth’s core can we dig? - Quora
https://archive.ph/nxj34

How to prove this - Quora
https://archive.ph/14DHu

How to prove that every positive integer except 1, 4, and 6 can be written as the sum of distinct prime numbers - Quora
https://archive.ph/sKC7x

The Voyager 2 is now over 12 billion miles away. Even at that distance, does the signal still stand out like a lighthouse against the background, or is it hard to pick out? - Quora
https://archive.ph/IHhmi

Superman is on Krypton, defending his planet against Intergalactic beings. how would the battle fair against the beings like, Thor, Thanos, Darkseid, Hulk, or Captain Marvel? - MCU VS DCEU - Quora
https://archive.ph/joruo

What is physically occurring inside of a computer chip that is processing something? - Quora
https://archive.ph/S7Tte

What are the benefits of having three astronauts on a mission to Mars instead of two? Would it be safer than having two people together in such an inhospitable place? - Quora
https://archive.ph/CSv97

Do photons possess zero mass? If so, how can a light sail be viable? Does this mean that a photon has mass while at light speed? - Quora
https://archive.ph/lMuz8

What is the significance of the congruent number problem? - Quora
https://archive.ph/xgEYe 
 If Lebesgue's measure of rationals in [math][0,1][/math] is [math]0[/math] because they're single points on the interval, shouldn't the measure of irrationals in [math][0,1][/math] be equal to [math]0[/math] for they're also points on the interval? - Quora
https://archive.ph/YO38f

What are your views on solving the Riemann hypothesis using an operator whose eigen values map to zeros of Riemann zeta function? (link in details) - Quora
https://archive.ph/woFZA

Are there any zeros of the Riemann zeta function that lie outside of the critical line? - Quora
https://archive.ph/lmBJW

What kind of snags show up when trying to find the zeroes of the Riemann zeta function? - Quora
https://archive.ph/qhbI3

Can AI prove the Riemann hypothesis? - Quora
https://archive.ph/3LQlM

Is the Riemann zeta function analytic? - Quora
https://archive.ph/jpLwb

Did Zhang Yitang prove or disprove the Riemann Hypothesis? - Quora
https://archive.ph/HoYL8

What is the missing part in the Riemann zeta function so that no one yet finds its zeros? - Quora
https://archive.ph/d2dbZ

Are there any values other than zero in the critical strip of the Riemann zeta function? - Quora
https://archive.ph/28CJY

What is the Riemann hypothesis used for? How is the Riemann zeta function related to prime numbers? - Quora
https://archive.ph/CsDjV

Are all nontrivial zeros of the Riemann zeta function simple? - Quora
https://archive.ph/YXYHc

Can the Riemann Hypothesis be proven with the help of the Riemann Zeta Function? - Quora
https://archive.ph/aSsGO

What's the likelihood of Atiyah's proof of the Riemann hypothesis being correct? - Quora
https://archive.ph/UVOr3